23 The Gershonite clans camped behind the tabernacle on the west side,
24 and the leader of the Gershonite family was Eliasaph son of Lael.
25 The Gershonites’ duties at the tent of meeting involved the tabernacle, the tent, its covering, the screen for the entrance to the tent of meeting,
26 the hangings of the courtyard, the screen for the entrance to the courtyard that surrounds the tabernacle and the altar, and the tent ropes — all the work relating to these.
27 The Amramite clan, the Izharite clan, the Hebronite clan, and the Uzzielite clan came from Kohath; these were the Kohathites.
28 Counting every male one month old or more, there were 8,600 responsible for the duties of the sanctuary.
29 The clans of the Kohathites camped on the south side of the tabernacle,